Newscenter Media News Nigeria’s crude oil revenue rose to about N50.88tn in 2024, findings by The PUNCH revealed. Data obtained from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, an agency of the Federal Government, …
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N200bn USSD debt: Bank officials call for dialogue
The Association of Corporate Affairs Managers of Banks has called for continued dialogue among stakeholders to ensure that bank customers do not suffer as the Nigerian Communications Commission threatened to …
Read More »Uncertainty over inflation data as NBS website hack lingers
The National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria’s key agency for data dissemination, is still reeling from a cyberattack on its official website, which occurred on December 18, 2024. As of January …
Read More »FG strengthening healthcare system to curb medical tourism – Minister
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, has said the Federal Government is strengthening tertiary healthcare system to address medical tourism. Salako spoke on Tuesday …
Read More »Sanwo-Olu pardons 52 prison inmates
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the release of 52 inmates and commuted the sentences of six death row prisoners to life imprisonment as part of ongoing justice reforms …
Read More »Ooni’s ex-queen, others regain freedom after 21-day remand
Ooni of Ife’s ex-queen, Naomi Silekunola, owner of Ibadan-based broadcasting station, Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat, and the Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Abdulahi Fasasi, regained their freedom from Agodi …
Read More »Alaafin: Owoade gears up for traditional rites, royal families tackle Makinde
In a race to conclude all processes before the four-week coronation date set by Governor Seyi Makinde, the new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has begun preparation for the …
Read More »Simon Ekpa’s arrest reduced S’East insecurity, says CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Christopher Musa, on Tuesday said the arrest of pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, in Finland has brought down the level of insecurity in the South-East …
Read More »Abducted Anambra female banker killed after ransom payment
A female banker, identified simply as Ifeoma, has been murdered by suspected kidnappers in Anambra State after her family paid a ransom for her release. The victim was reportedly abducted …
Read More »S’West govs team up against ISWAP elements, bandits
States in the South-West region are strategising in response to the reported influx of bandits and fighters from the Islamic State’s West Africa Province into some of the region’s forests. …
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